{"id":11702,"date":"2014-11-07T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=11702"},"modified":"2014-11-13T17:46:12","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T01:46:12","slug":"happy-friday-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=11702","title":{"rendered":"Happy Friday + Giveaway! [CLOSED]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"eco-bag1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Here in Washington, grocery stores and many retail stores charge five cents per bag if you don’t bring your own to carry out your produce or miscellaneous household items. A pragmatic and environmentally sound move, but I’m constantly forgetting to bring my handy nylon eco bags because they’re always filled with library books. Between the accumulating nickel charges and overdue library fines, I’m sure I’m frittering away enough money to feed a small country.<\/p>\n

I’ve been thinking that I need to really make my own eco bags, and it’s as though Tuttle Publishing<\/a>\u00a0sensed my thoughts and sent me this lovely book:<\/p>\n

\"handmade-bags\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Handmade Bags in Natural Fabrics<\/a> has 60 (!!) ideas and patterns and also comes with a couple of extremely detailed and picture heavy “lessons”. When I saw the eco bag on the cover, I knew that I had to make one right away. Well, I ended up making two because it’s such a quick sew. My favorite part of the pattern is that the bag folds itself into the front pocket (you attach a button on the backside of the pocket and a loop for closure on the opposite side — steps you could easily skip and still have the transformative effect). I’ve had this robot Kokka fabric for so long, it’s practically an antique. It underwent some mishap and was dyed pink when I accidentally washed it with something red. Until now, I wasn’t sure what to do with it.<\/p>\n

\"eco-bag2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

My first bag took less than an hour, and the second one took less than half an hour. The blue and grey striped fabric is cotton from here<\/a>. The french seams make the insides look nice and tidy, though I should point out that the instructions for creating a french seam are incorrect in the book. There’s a section in the back of the book that provides mini tutorials on various stitches and methods, and the technique shown under “french seams” is actually for a turned-and-stitched seam. This<\/a> is a well-done tutorial for actual french seams.<\/p>\n

Another unique aspect of this book is that it’s intended for hand-sewing. There’s an abundance of running stitches required. Of course, I ignored this and used my machine, and there’s no shame in that.<\/p>\n

Minor issues aside, this bag is great for scrap busting as are all the bags in the book. Would you like to see a sampling of the projects?<\/p>\n

\"handmade-bag-book2\"<\/a> \"handmade-bag-book3\"<\/a> \"handmade-bag-book4\"<\/a> \"handmade-bag-book5\"<\/a> \"handmade-bag-book6\"<\/a> \"handmade-bag-book7\"<\/a><\/p>\n

So many sweet ones! And as always, I love the styling of Japanese craft books.<\/p>\n

Now, I’m a big believer in paying things forward, and it seems silly for me to keep this book in my possession when all I really needed was an eco bag pattern. Which, by the way, isn’t too big or too small and will fit perfectly in my purse when tucked into its pocket.<\/p>\n

\"eco-bag4\"<\/a> \"eco-bag3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Are you interested in the book?<\/p>\n

As for the giveaway question…hmmmmmm. Yesterday, K told me that a classmate of hers instructed his grandma that the word “awesome” is essentially passe, and updated her lingo. This hip grandma now likes to say “I’m rad”. I think that’s rad on so many levels, not the least of which is that she refers to herself as awesome and rad (relates to my post<\/a> from earlier this week, no?). These words actually feel like throwbacks from the nineties, and it’s fun to see them in active use now. I remember my college roommate liked to tell me how “stoked” she was about everything — do people still say that?<\/p>\n

“That’s cool” has always been my go-to phrase, but what about you? Is there a particular slang that you tend to use to describe something interesting\/great\/delightful? Or one that used to roll off your tongue when you were younger and is no longer in general circulation?<\/p>\n

I’ll keep the giveaway open until next Thursday, November 13th and will announce the winner the next day! Go for it, international folks (those of you in the US are always welcome to participate, naturally) – I love to learn about colloquialisms and slang in other countries. Good luck!<\/p>\n

************************<\/p>\n

Happy weekend to all!<\/p>\n

It’s wicked awesome<\/em>
\nto be part of this cool world<\/em>
\nof groovy people<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here in Washington, grocery stores and many retail stores charge five cents per bag if you don’t bring your own to carry out your produce or miscellaneous household items. A pragmatic and environmentally sound move, but I’m constantly forgetting to bring my handy nylon eco bags because they’re always filled with library books. Between the accumulating nickel charges and overdue library fines, I’m sure I’m frittering away enough money to feed a small country. I’ve been thinking that I need to really make my own eco bags, and it’s as though Tuttle Publishing\u00a0sensed my thoughts and sent me this lovely book: Handmade Bags in Natural Fabrics has 60 (!!) ideas and patterns and also comes with a couple of extremely detailed and picture heavy “lessons”. When I saw the eco bag on the cover, I knew that I had to make one right away. Well, I ended up making two because it’s such a quick sew. My favorite part of the pattern is that the bag folds itself into the front pocket (you attach a button on the backside of the pocket and a loop for closure on the opposite side — steps you could easily skip and still have the transformative effect). I’ve had this robot Kokka fabric for so long, it’s practically an antique. It underwent some mishap and was dyed pink when I accidentally washed it with something red. Until now, I wasn’t sure what to do with it. My first bag took less than an hour, and the second one took less than half an hour. The blue and grey striped fabric is cotton from here. The french seams make the insides look nice and tidy, though I should point out that the instructions for creating a french seam are incorrect in the book. There’s a section in the back of the book that provides mini tutorials on various stitches and methods, and the technique shown under “french seams” is actually for a turned-and-stitched seam. This is a well-done tutorial for actual french seams. Another unique aspect of this book is that it’s intended for hand-sewing. There’s an abundance of running stitches required. Of course, I ignored this and used my machine, and there’s no shame in that. Minor issues aside, this bag is great for scrap busting as are all the bags in the book. Would you like to see a sampling of the projects? So many sweet ones! And as always, I love the styling of Japanese craft books. Now, I’m a big believer in paying things forward, and it seems silly for me to keep this book in my possession when all I really needed was an eco bag pattern. Which, by the way, isn’t too big or too small and will fit perfectly in my purse when tucked into its pocket. Are you interested in the book? As for the giveaway question…hmmmmmm. Yesterday, K told me that a classmate of hers instructed his grandma that the word “awesome” is essentially passe, and updated her lingo. This hip grandma now likes to say “I’m rad”. I think that’s rad on so many levels, not the least of which is that she refers to herself as awesome and rad (relates to my post from earlier this week, no?). These words actually feel like throwbacks from the nineties, and it’s fun to see them in active use now. I remember my college roommate liked to tell me how “stoked” she was about everything — do people still say that? “That’s cool” has always been my go-to phrase, but what about you? Is there a particular slang that you tend to use to describe something interesting\/great\/delightful? Or one that used to roll off your tongue when you were younger and is no longer in general circulation? I’ll keep the giveaway open until next Thursday, November 13th and will announce the winner the next day! Go for it, international folks (those of you in the US are always welcome to participate, naturally) – I love to learn about colloquialisms and slang in other countries. Good luck! ************************ Happy weekend to all! 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